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Household and Industrial Cleaners

  • Move Beyond Clean: Hard Surface Care Kit
  • Introducing LANXESS F&F — the Leader in Consumer-Friendly HI&I Preservation
  • Revolutionizing the Laundry Detergent Market with REWOFERM® RL 100
  • Dehypound® Performance Blends: The Next Step in Powerful, Efficient and Sustainable Cleaning
  • Managing 1,4-Dioxane: How BASF’s Expanded FLEX Solutions Can Make an Impact on Your Business
  • ACUSOL™ CB1 Cleaning Booster: Multifunctional Polymer for Laundry Detergents
  • Sustainable Bio-based Surfactants
  • Automatic Dishwashing Solutions for Sustainable Cleaning and Shine
  • EcoSense™ SS-series: Discover the ease of formulating superior hard surface cleaners
  • The role of disinfectants in re-opening businesses, schools, and shops
  • A High-Performing Super Concentrate Surfactant Blend for Easier and More Effective H I & I Cleaner Formulations
  • Cleaner, Greener Labels – Formulating Home Care Products with Robust Preservation
  • Be Clean, Look Clean – Stepan’s New Low Film/Streak Technology
  • FLEXible Formulations: Business Leaders Shed Light on 1,4 Dioxane
  • High Performance, Low Impact—Stepan’s U.S. EPA-Approved Direct Release Technology
  • Spot the Difference: Better Wetting in Hard Surface Cleaning
  • Limitless Opportunities Using Organomodified Silicones in Cleaning Formulations
  • LavergyTM Pro 104 L: Enabling Sustainable Washing and Superior Performance
  • Using Solvent Replacement as an Opportunity for Cleaning Performance Enhancement
  • Simplifying Formulation in Hard Surface Cleaners
  • Overcoming Challenges of Replacing APEs Within Cleaning Formulations with Tomadol® 902
  • Formulating across Home Care and I&I- New Insights into Trilon M

Paints & Coatings

  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: allnex New Applications for Fast Cure Technology: Versatility to the Max
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: allnex Formulation and Performance Considerations for Waterborne Woodcare and Decking Products
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Furthering Sustainability with Powder Coatings
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Latest Resin and Additive Innovations for More Sustainable UV Curable Performance Coatings
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: New Waterborne Acrylic Polyol Emulsion for More Sustainable Industrial Coatings
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Latest Rheology & Specialty Additive Innovations to Reduce Environmental Footprint
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: A Waterborne Alkyd Resin Range for More Sustainable Architectural Coatings
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Discussion on the Key Ways Toward More Sustainable Coating Solutions
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES: Coating Rendez-vous: Moving Forward Together for More Sustainable Coating Solutions
  • Introducing the New VESTA eCO Series for Reduced CO2 Emissions
  • Waterbased Epoxy Emulsifier in Industrial Coating
  • Allnex Presents Controlling Gloss Levels in Powder Coatings
  • Allnex Presents Excimer Curing, a Path Towards High Performance Dead Matte Surfaces
  • Allnex Presents Next Generation Self-Matting Solventborne 2K Paint Systems
  • Allnex Presents An Introduction to Low Gloss Coatings: Their Role in Today’s World, the Physics of Gloss and the Challenges Facing Different Coating Technologies
  • Allnex Presents a Low Gloss Industrial Coatings Symposium: Insights Into Market Requirements, Technical Challenges and Innovative Gloss Control Technologies
  • A Defect is not an Effect! Solutions from Evonik Coating Additives for Architectural Coatings
  • Valida: Natural Cellulose as Wonder Multifunctional Stabiliser in Waterborne Coating
  • Sustainable Non-isocyanate Systems Based on ACURE™ Topcoats Over Ketac and Easy Cure Primers From allnex
  • Innovative Resin Technology to Maximize Dirt-Pickup Resistance
  • Allnex ECOWISE™ CHOICE Resin Portfolio for Buildings and Decorative Makes Living Spaces Healthier!
  • Food Contact Compliant Defoamers & Deaerators for Water-Based Coatings and Inks
  • Driving higher performance with Hybridur®—1K, waterborne, true hybrid acrylics-polyurethane technology
  • Solve compatibility issues when using slip and mar, anti-blocking and foam control additives
  • You’re on safer ground with waterborne epoxy flooring
  • Increasing coating durability through the enhancement of mechanical properties
  • New polycarbamide technology for Direct-to-Metal coatings
  • A breakthrough innovation for low-toxicity crosslinking
  • High-Performance Acrylic Resins for Industrial Wood
  • Allnex unveils new ECOWISE™ CHOICE sustainable product portfolio
  • The Advantage of Evonik’s Innovative Polycarbamide Technology for One-Day Flooring Systems
  • Chroma-Chem® FLV Series – A New, Solvent-Free, Bio-Based Colorant Technology for Epoxy, Polyurethane and Polyaspartic Coatings
  • High-performance waterborne resins and colorants designed for construction, industrial and architectural coatings
  • Waterborne ultra high-temperature resistant coatings
  • New Acrylic Binder for High Performance Waterborne Low VOC Direct-to-Metal Coatings: Resin and Coating Formulation Interactions
  • Breakthrough epoxy coating technology gets you back in service in under an hour
  • Improving Adhesion to TPO with Waterborne Acrylic Resins
  • DTM Coatings Trends and Challenges: Closing the Performance Gap
  • Create a better moisture shield and prevent floor failures
  • Ultra-High Performance Yellow and Orange Pigments
  • Solyfast™ – Photo-Latent Metal Catalyst for Rapid Cure of 2K Polyurethane Coatings
  • Unrivaled Cure Speed and Excellent Aesthetics Brings a New Dimension to Fast Return to Service in Concrete Flooring
  • BASF Waterborne Direct-to-metal Technology: Optimizing the Balance between Sustainability, Cost and Performance
  • Innovation in Yellow and Orange Pigments: Pushing the Edge of the Durable Color Envelope
  • BASF Solutions for a Dynamic Printing Market: Spotlight on Paper & Paperboard
  • Direct To Metal Balancing Act – Minimizing Applied Cost while Maximizing Protective Performance in Waterborne Coatings
  • Pearlbond™ TPU – Superior Bonding Solutions for Hot Melt Adhesives
  • Coatings Formulation Against Corrosion: Smart Use of Nubirox Anticorrosive Pigments
  • Leveraging Coatings Materials Knowledge to Reduce the Likelihood of Corrosion
  • Formulating Highly Weatherable, Low VOC Liquid and Powder Coatings with FEVE Fluoropolymer Resin Technology
  • Keeping White Roofs White – Reflective White Roof Coatings with Asphaltic Bleed Resistant Technology
  • High Performance Architectural/Institutional gloss formulations without compromise
  • ADH Free Coatings: Preparing for Current and Future Legislation without Compromise
  • Are Your Colors Cool Enough? Infrared Reflective Pigments for Outdoor Applications
  • New Concepts in the Use of Silanes for the Modification of Polyurethane Coatings
  • NTP Yellow and RTZ Orange Pigments for High-Performance Coatings
  • Bridging the Development Gap with low VOC DTM Emulsions
  • FEVE Hybrid Fluoropolymer Technology – Still the New Face in High Performance Coatings
  • Achieve 100% Pure Color with Dynamix!
  • Advances in 2K ISO-Free Urethane Coating Technology

Personal Care

  • Protected: UPCOMING WEBINAR: ComfortBD™: Enrobe Skin in Mattified, Soothing Comfort
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Conscious Formulations: Demand More From Your Natural Emulsifier
  • Perfecting Pet Care: Pandemic Shifts in Pet Care and How to Formulate for What’s Coming
  • Next Generation Retinoids for Well-Aging & Radiant Skin
  • Keeping a Close Eye on Sustainable Hair Performance
  • New Cosmetic Formulations Sensitization Test: An In Vitro Alternative to HRIPT
  • Natural and Effective Solutions for Anti-Aging Products
  • The Challenges of Acid Erosion on Tooth Enamel
  • Optimizing Your Microbiome for Happy, Healthy Skin
  • Embracing Textured Hair With a Tailored Restorative Routine
  • REWOFERM®: Entering a New Era of Surfactants
  • Inclusive Beauty – Embracing the Beauty of Your Natural Hair Texture
  • Formulate an Under-Eye Product Offering Dynamic Results in Only 1 Week with Seanactiv™
  • Natural Cellulose as Source of Inspiration in Personal Care
  • Natural Betaine – A Multifunctional Ingredient for Personal Care Products From Head to Toe
  • Developing Unique Textures Using Naturally-Derived Modifiers
  • A Hyperfruit with multifunctional properties for Pollution Proof Skin
  • Offer to your customers unique sensorial benefits in sulfate-free formulations with ACULYN™ U Rheology Modifier
  • Sustentabilidad en Cuidado Personal: la tendencia que se vuelve realidad a través de las tecnologias de Dow
  • Inovação, sustentabilidade e desempenho: como traduzir tendências e conceitos em aplicações práticas para cuidados com os cabelos
  • Sustainable personal care – Inside and outside the bottle
  • A holistic approach in preventing and restoring exposome-induced skin damage
  • Discover JRS’s new “on trend” functional additives for sustainable personal care formulations and booming solid cosmetics
  • Strengthen your brand’s sustainability story
  • EcoSense™ SS-series: Discover the ease of formulating superior hard surface cleaners
  • Protected: EXOSOME: The Beauty Secrets of Cellular Intelligence Communication
  • Taking Safe Synthetics to the Next Level: What comes after Vitamins C & E?
  • From chestnut tree sap to a rich bio-oil for healthier hair and scalp
  • Formulation Inspiration: Upcoming Beauty Trends and Stepan Personal Care Solutions
  • Better together – Using multifunctionals with sodium benzoate to formulate enhanced personal care products
  • Innovative solutions for the care of textured hair
  • Flower-powered conditioning: A sustainable new cationic
  • The Bloom of Hemp: Emerging Opportunities in Food, Wellness and Personal Care
  • Sytenol® A, the only natural Bakuchiol?
  • Natural Emulsifiers – a key to Post-COVID-19 Product Development
  • Caring for the microbiome, a new dimension in skin wellness
  • The 1,4-Dioxane Online Calculator
  • Urban Lifestyle
  • YOUR BEAUTY: Simplified, Inclusive, Personalized
  • Looking for a D5 alternative?
  • Textured Hair Care: Methodology 101
  • FLEXible Formulations: Business Leaders Shed Light on 1,4 Dioxane
  • Take the Natural Next Step with Lubrizol
  • Sandalwood⁠ – beyond the fragrance

    Understanding Sandalwood’s efficacy and the importance of traceability and sustainability for your formulations

  • Review on the UV Filters Market Drivers and introduction to Z-COTE®
  • Create a Better Hair Story with STEPANQUAT® Helia — Better, Naturally
  • Redefining nature-based performance in skin care
  • The Palm Oil Supply Chain Challenge
  • Demystifying Skin Microbiome
  • Silicones: An Update on the Regulatory Status of Volatile Methyl Cyclic Siloxanes (D4, D5 & D6)
  • Upping The “Green” Factor
  • Cosmetic Preservation: Hurdle Technology Here to Stay
  • PhytoSpherix™: A Natural, Multi-Functional Active to Nourish and Revitalize Your Skin
  • Replexium® – Fast-Acting, Bioavailable Peptide Complex to Address Skin Aging
  • Bio Actives from Around the World: Exotic and Sustainable
  • Back to Basics: Formulating with Multi-Faceted Retinoids
  • CONSERVACION DE COSMETICOS: TECNOLOGIA DE BARRERAS HA LLEGADO PARA QUEDARSE.
  • Scientific Trends for Performance Skin Care
  • Cellular Communication Behind a Young Complexion
  • InuMax® Advanced Retinol Cosmetic Active
  • Reform of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  • Explore the Latest Breakthroughs in Men’s Care and Sustainability
  • The Emotional Power of Consumer Buying Habits
  • Natural Ingredients in Personal Care
  • Understanding Cosmetic Stability Testing with Perry Romanowski
  • Color Care Formulation Guide

Plastics

  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Future Devices: How Design and Materials Help Meet Emerging Needs and Sustainability Goals
  • Protected: UPCOMING WEBINAR: Novel Flame-Retardant TPU Elastomers for Electric Vehicle Charging Cables
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: DINP and DIDP TSCA Risk Evaluations: Potential Impact
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Closing the Loop on Plastic Packaging – Navigating the Journey to 2025
  • UPCOMING WEBINAR: Introducing eCool: A More Sustainable and Cost-Competitive Solution for EV Cooling Lines
  • Material Solutions for a Circular Economy – Towards a Circular and Climate Neutral Electrical & Electronics Industry
  • Latest Solutions for Water Management and Alternatives to Brass and Metal Alloys, Supported by Advanced Predictive Simulations
  • Polyamide Based Flame Retardants Meeting E&E Miniaturization Needs
  • The Future of Circular Buildings: Turning Policy into Opportunity
  • Policy and Perspectives: A Global Viewpoint of Flame Retardants
  • How to Achieve Vibrant Colors with Sulfone Polymers in Healthcare Applications
  • Beyond Production: How Purging Helps 6 Different Team Members at Your Plant Improve Efficiency
  • Customised Silicone Solutions for the Electrical and Electronics Industry
  • Innovative Polyamide Solutions for Light Weighting, Paint Removal Exterior Application
  • Polyketone, a Next Generation Sustainable Nylon Alternative
  • Bringing More Sustainable Solutions to Consumer Appliances
  • Más allá de la producción: cómo purgar ayuda a seis áreas diferentes de su planta y mejora la eficiencia
  • ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Unexpectedly Affordable, Foamable Polypropylene
  • ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: ICP: Material Innovations That Enable You to Do More With Less
  • A New Generation of Sustainable Materials: Technical and Environmental Performances
  • Engineering Plastics for the Electronics Industry: beyond mechanical recycling
  • Improve Your Medical Device Disinfectant Resistance With New Housings Materials From Covestro
  • Laser Markable Solutions by DOMO
  • DuPont High-performance Resins and Additives for the Wire & Cable Market
  • Specialty Polymers: The Tough, Lightweight Alternative to Glass for Consumer Appliances
  • New Resins from Bio-feedstock for Enhanced Sustainability
  • Lighter and Reliable Parts: Correct Choice of Engineering Polymers and Advanced Calculation Approach
  • The Changing Dynamics of USP 661
  • Meeting Your Sustainability Goals With Covestro Healthcare RE Portfolio
  • Specially formulated TECHNYL® polyamide engineered solutions give a boost to e-mobility
  • Overmolding with Thermoplastic Elastomers – An Essential Guide
  • Exolit® Flame Retardants Bringing Safety, Sustainability and Performance to eMobility
  • Towards More Sustainable Personal Care and Cosmetics Packaging
  • Solvay Specialty Polymers Material Solution for Hyperconnectivity
  • High-performance Engineering Polymers Help Improve the Safety and Sustainability of Electrical Components Across Multiple Industries
  • Moving beyond metal for Consumer Appliances with Specialty Polymers
  • EV 배터리 팩 상단 커버의 새로운 솔루션
  • EVバッテリーパック外装に関する提案
  • Understanding and Conquering Coloring Challenges of Sulfone Polymers
  • High-performance engineered polymers address challenges in building robust, reliable automotive connectors
  • Chemically Resistant Polymers for Next Generation Healthcare and Consumer Products
  • IMPROVE SCRATCH & ABRASION RESISTANCE IN POLYMERS
  • Key trends in E-mobility
  • CREATING CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL FILMS
  • Disruptive Innovation – Digital Polypropylene
  • Contributing to net-zero carbon goals
  • The power of predictive simulation and functional prototyping in metal replacement: The motor mount case history
  • SABIC solutions for the EV Charger market
  • Minimize fire risks in USB-C connectors
  • Fire-retardant polyurethane, epoxy and silicone resins for protecting and insulating E&E components
  • Achieving Sustainability Goals: How understanding motivating factors can influence material selection and production process
  • High-performance engineered polymers address healthcare megatrends and help differentiate end products
  • Smooth Dosage – Strong Impact: Innovation in Low Friction & Glass Fiber-Filled Polycarbonates for Healthcare Devices
  • Broad portfolio of engineered materials answer home appliance industry challenges and support accelerated innovation
  • 8 Tips for plastics processors to build a growth strategy during uncertain times
  • Driving design for recyclability in flexible food packaging
  • Latest innovations in additive manufacturing and water management
  • Creating value in thin wall packaging through collaboration
  • Sustainable, Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant TPUs
  • Trends and materials drive advanced mobility tech
  • MMI design, perfect predictive polyamide simulation
  • Innovative polymers solutions in a fast evolving market – Part two
  • Antimicrobial Protection: Easier (and More Valuable) Than You Think
  • Seeking sustainable solutions? Create smarter with Bio TPU™ by Lubrizol
  • Delivering higher CTI, higher flow and equivalent mechanical properties vs. halogenated PBT resins
  • Innovative polymers solutions in a fast evolving market – Part one
  • Maximizing 5G performance through material solutions
  • Metal to Plastic Conversions – Design, Materials and Tools
  • Thermal conductive solutions for metal replacement and lightweighting
  • Ultrapolymers for High Performance Needs in Food Contact Industry
  • Circularity Challenge in the Plastic Industry
  • Increasing Speed to Market in the Healthcare Sector Using Precolored Polymers
  • ESTANE® TPU – High Performance Solutions for Surface Protection Applications
  • Faster assemblies at room temperature with new, very fast cure speed adhesive
  • How to Implement a Purge Program & Stop Wasting Money
  • Want to get effective flame retardancy without halogens in your wire and cables?
  • DuPont Zytel® HTN Bio-based PPA Resins Offer Superior Electrical Properties, Performance & Cost Advantages for SMT Connectors
  • High Molecular Weight Phthalates: An Overview of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Process
  • Staying Current: Everything You Need to Know About Electrical Properties for Plastic Design
  • What you need to know about ABS Resins

    The advantages of producing the material with mass polymerization technology

  • High temperature BPA-free transparent polymers for Food contact applications in Consumer industry
  • New silicone-based masterbatch combining slip and anti-block additives for processing PE blown film
  • What you need to know about TPEs for medical devices: trends, material properties, and overmolding
  • Hueforia 2020
  • 6 Purging Tips to Maximize Processing Efficiency
  • Plastics Solutions for Home Care Medical Devices
  • Measurable Benefits of Specialty Nylons in Water Management Structural Applications and Metal-to-Plastic Solutions
  • Using Eastman Plastics to Reduce Unwanted Resonance in Audio Enclosures
  • How to Meet Performance Requirements and Achieve Sustainability Goals with Post-Consumer Recycled Content in Plastics for Consumer Electronics
  • PA 6.6 Headaches? Find Relief with High Performance Polyamides for Structural Applications
  • New Innovative Silicone Masterbatch for Lowering COF in LDPE/LLDPE Film
  • Estane® SKN TPU: High Transparency Solution for Mobile Device Protective Cases
  • Low Birefringent Cellulose Acetate Propionates for Plastic Display Lens Covers
  • Boost your PCB Module Reliability with DOWSIL™ Gels, Encapsulants and Conformal Coatings
  • Prop 65 and DINP: Using ACC’s Revised Workbook to Estimate Exposure from Consumer Products
  • Color Communication: Evaluation and Tolerances
  • SMART COLORANTS™: Making the Most of Color
  • Using ABS for Medical Applications: The Benefits of Mass Polymerization
  • Polycarbonate Plastic and Epoxy Resins – High Performing Materials that are Safe to Use
  • Abrasion Resistant Compounds
  • Patented silicone technology delivers permanent anti-squeak performance for PC/ABS.
  • Polymer Insights: PC, PEI and Sulfones for transparent medical applications
  • Pearlbond™ TPU – Superior Bonding Solutions for Hot Melt Adhesives
  • What’s the Difference™: TPEs vs. Silicones for Portable Speakers
  • TRENDWATCH™ Materials Matter for Medical Wearables + Digital Health
  • Optimizing Performance and Achieving Customer Satisfaction from Your ABS Resin
  • Dow’s Thermal Management Solutions for Automotive, Lighting and Industrial Applications
  • Hueforia 2019
  • How 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing the Manufacturing, Medical and Consumer Markets
  • How to Avoid Delays and Recalls Along the Road to Commercial Success for Your Drug Delivery Device
  • Estane® TPU – High Performance Solutions for Surface Protection and Graphics
  • Opportunities for Process Optimizations with New Silicone Adhesives
  • New Dow Masterbatch for BOPP Film
  • Color It Medical – Colored Thermoplastic Compounds for Medical Applications
  • Expand Your Possibilities: A Thoughtful Approach to Material Selection
  • Reducing the Risk of Non-Compliant Lighting Applications by Pre-Selecting Plastics
  • Restoring Mechanical Properties and Reducing Corrosivity in Flame-retardant PA Compounds
  • What’s the Difference?™: Nylon 6 vs. Nylon 66
  • Ultraviolet (UV) Resistance for Plastics
  • Discover Innovation. A Cost-Effective Solution for Processing PE Compounds for Wire and Cables
  • Protected: UPCOMING WEBINAR: Selecting Plastics for Compliance with Select North American Lighting Equipment Standards for Safety
  • How to Design Efficient Parts for CNC Machining
  • Hueforia 2018 – Colour That Moves You
  • Estane® TPU – Pushing the Boundaries of High-Performance
  • Many Medical Hardware Housing Complaints. One New Technology Solution
  • Special Effects – Unique Ideas for Plastics
  • Improving Surface Properties on POM Compounds
  • How to Optimize PET Packaging for Food Content Protection
  • Improving Medical Device Development through Rapid Manufacturing
  • How to Reduce Small Appliance Noise Without Reducing Performance
  • How to Select the Right Purging Compound for You
  • New silicone additives improve PA performance & processing
  • Color Science 101 – Coloring Plastics
  • Ultra Purge Reduces Downtime and Scrap in Packaging Industry
  • Color Science 101 (Asia Pacific)
  • Reducing coefficient of friction in form-fill-seal packaging
  • Polycarbonate Plastic: Safety & Regulatory Updates
  • Designing Parts with Moldability in Mind
  • Chemical resistance in fluid management systems
  • Plastic Technology that Resists Damage Caused by Hospital Disinfectants
  • Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
  • High Performance Plastics for the Material Handling Industry
  • Simplify Non-Hal Compliance with UL’s “Yellow Card”
  • Accelerating Automotive Innovation – How Rapid Manufacturing is Driving Product Development Through Speed and Lightweighting
  • Improving Manufacturability Through Part and Mold Design for Eastman Tritan™ Copolyester
  • Scientific Molding for Management: Principles, Benefits, and Implementation Strategies for Scientific Molding at Your Facility
  • Preventative Maintenance Approach Using Purging Compound to Achieve Better Efficiencies and Cost Savings
  • Lowering Scrap Rates From The Processors Point of View
  • The Problem of Confounded Mechanisms in Accelerated Testing Protocols – Presented by Michael Sepe
  • Ultra-X, a New Technology Designed to Purge Blow Molding and Injection Molding Machines
  • Key Material Selection Factors for Outdoor Building Products in Dark Colors
  • 3D Printing Workshop – Presented by 3Dom USA and sponsored by Dyna-Purge
  • Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
  • Custom Prototyping for Lighting Applications
  • Chemical Resistance to Disinfectants
  • 5 Myths You Probably Believe About Silicone-Based Additives for Plastics
  • How to Effectively Move from 3D Printing to Injection Molding
  • Improving the Efficiencies of Extrusion Processors Through the Effective Use of Commercial Purging Compounds
  • Simplify RoHS Compliance with UL’s “Yellow Card”!
  • High Density Compounds – Processing Do’s and Don’ts
  • Material Selection for High Temperature Applications
  • Copolyester Processing Solutions
  • Analytical Investigations: Case Studies Involving Plastics & Polymers
  • Ultra Purge Releases New Ultra-X Technology
  • California’s Prop 65: Navigating the Action on Styrene
  • Long Fiber Composites – High Performance Materials & Designs
  • Alternatives to PEI and PEI Compounds
  • An Engineer’s Guide to Specifying the Right Thermoplastics
  • The Critical Nature of the Injection Unit to Molding Profitability
  • Expert Plastic Material Selection Techniques
  • Flame Retardance and the Regulatory Landscape
  • How Packaging Designed with Soft Touch can Jump Off the Shelf
  • Deformulation Studies: Investigations Solved by Reverse Engineering
  • How to use Prospector’s new Color Concentrate Search
  • Five Ways TPEs Can Help Pharmaceutical Device Manufacturers Meet the Impending Capacity Crunch
  • Skin Irritation and Wearable Electronic Devices – Root Causes and Remedies
  • Utilizing EMI Shielding Plastics to Reduce Weight and Improve Designs
  • Environmental Stress Cracking of Polymers
  • Prop 65 & DINP – Estimating Exposure from Consumer Products
  • High Performance Plastics for Pumps and Fluid Handling
  • Prop 65 and High Phthalates
  • Ultra Performance Solutions in Reinforced Thermoplastics
  • Phthalates: Softening Plastics and Making Vinyl Soft and Pliant
  • Material Solutions for In-Mold Decoration (IMD)
  • Light-Weighting with Engineered Plastic Compounds
  • Current Trends in Latin American Polyolefin Market
  • 解决医疗产品注塑成型挑战的全面方案
  • Material Identification and Failure Analysis Case Studies
  • Polycarbonate Safety in Medical Applications
  • In-Machine Mold Cleaning, Part Deflashing, Deburring and Surface Preparation Using Dry Ice
  • Spend 45 Minutes to Save Up To 80% on Your Resin Costs
  • Getting the Greatest Benefit from Available Plastics Data
  • Smart Ways to Speed Up Product Development and Manufacturing
  • Comment optimiser vos profits avec le compound de purge ASACLEAN?
  • Laser Welding and Laser Material and Additive Selection
  • Ultra G-PET Hot Runner
  • How to Publish UL Yellow Cards on Your Website
  • Innovative Thermoplastic Elastomers with Functional Performance
  • Plastics Industry Permission Marketing
  • 长纤复合材料
  • How to Build a Successful Business Case to Purchase New Equipment
  • Beyond Aerospace: The Business Case for Composites
  • 通过降低注塑成型过程中的变化性来最大限度排除生产损耗
  • Eco-Friendly, Engineered Plastic Solutions
  • 主题:饮料瓶盖生产过程中的可变性——您到底要为此花费多少?
  • How to Replace Metal with Plastic in Gear Applications
  • Variability in Your Beverage Closures Manufacturing Operation
  • Controlling Light – Visible and Beyond
  • Eliminating Waste by Reducing Injection Molding Process Variability
  • How to Optimize Profit With Quality Purging Compounds
  • Design Principles for Structural Composites
  • CAE Simulation Tools for Injection Molding
  • High Performance “Ultra” Wear Resistant Compounds
  • Ethylene: riding the shale gas wave
  • Plastic Material Selection | Fuzzy Logic
  • Beware – The Hidden Costs of “Good Enough” – Making Smarter Investments in Your Injection Molding Facility
  • Very Long Fiber Composites
  • Maximize Profits in the Medical & Packaging Industry by Efficiently Purging Your Machine
  • Increasing Mechanical Performance of Plastics
  • Structural and Long Fiber Composites
  • Introduction to Thermoplastics Elastomers
  • Improving Repeatability in Closure Manufacturing
  • 如何进行有效换色
  • The Elimination of Waste Through Better Color Change
  • Unlocking the Profit from Your Existing Injection Molding Systems
  • Photovoltaic Materials
  • Process Traceability as a Critical Component of Medical Molding
  • Engineered Bioplastic Compounds
  • Efficiently Purging Your Injection Molding Machine
  • Technologies for Conductive Plastic Compounds
  • Identification of Medical Plastics with Raman Spectroscopy
  • New Stuff Webinar: November
  • Pre-K2010 – Take the Express Lane to Market Prominence
  • Plate Actuated Hot Runner Technology
  • Effective Color and Material Changes
  • How to Successfully Manufacture Your Products Overseas
  • Reducing Costs with Pro-active Maintenance
  • What’s Driving Engineering Resins Cost?
  • Transferring a Mold from a Hydraulic to an Electric Machine
  • Increase Productivity and Save Resin by Direct Gating Small Plastic Parts
  • Maximizing Factory Efficiency – Lean Manufacturing for Injection Molding
  • Designing for Exposure to Aggressive Chemicals and Hot Environments? DuPont “Age-Defying” Nylon Excels in Long-Term Performance
  • Improve Your Bottom Line Through Process and Productivity Monitoring
  • Increasing Profitability Through Equipment Upgrades or Replacement
  • Environmentally Responsible Mold Cleaning with Dry Ice Blasting
  • Bauteilqualität durch optimierte Regelung im Spritzgiessprozess
  • Designing for Safety in Plastics
  • Introduction to Melt Management of Thermally Sensitive Resins in Medical Molding
  • Testing of Thin-Walled Plastic Materials and the UL Thermoplastics Testing Center (TTC)
  • Improving Plastic Part Quality by Controlling the Injection Molding Process
  • Saving Time and Money by Choosing the Best Hot Runner for Your Application
  • Effective Color Change
  • Improving Plastic Part Quality by Controlling the Injection Molding Process
  • RTi Polypropylene Pricing Market Update
  • Ticona Molded-in MetaLX™ Engineering Resins for Appearance Applications
  • Polyolefins: State of the Markets
  • Dry Ice Blasting Mold Cleaning
  • Designing for Productivity and Profitability: Optimizing Part Design for Hot Runner Systems
  • Scientific Troubleshooting of Common Injection Molding Defects
  • Specialized Long Term Thermal Aging (LTTA) of Plastics

Design (Plastics)

  • The power of predictive simulation and functional prototyping in metal replacement: The motor mount case history
  • MMI design, perfect predictive polyamide simulation
  • Staying Current: Everything You Need to Know About Electrical Properties for Plastic Design
  • Color Communication: Evaluation and Tolerances
  • How to Avoid Delays and Recalls Along the Road to Commercial Success for Your Drug Delivery Device
  • Color It Medical – Colored Thermoplastic Compounds for Medical Applications
  • Ultraviolet (UV) Resistance for Plastics
  • How to Design Efficient Parts for CNC Machining
  • Hueforia 2018 – Colour That Moves You
  • Improving Medical Device Development through Rapid Manufacturing
  • How to Reduce Small Appliance Noise Without Reducing Performance
  • Designing Parts with Moldability in Mind
  • Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
  • Accelerating Automotive Innovation – How Rapid Manufacturing is Driving Product Development Through Speed and Lightweighting
  • Improving Manufacturability Through Part and Mold Design for Eastman Tritan™ Copolyester
  • Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
  • Custom Prototyping for Lighting Applications
  • Analytical Investigations: Case Studies Involving Plastics & Polymers
  • Expert Plastic Material Selection Techniques
  • Deformulation Studies: Investigations Solved by Reverse Engineering
  • Material Solutions for In-Mold Decoration (IMD)
  • Light-Weighting with Engineered Plastic Compounds
  • Smart Ways to Speed Up Product Development and Manufacturing
  • How to Build a Successful Business Case to Purchase New Equipment
  • How to Replace Metal with Plastic in Gear Applications
  • CAE Simulation Tools for Injection Molding
  • Pre-K2010 – Take the Express Lane to Market Prominence
  • How to Successfully Manufacture Your Products Overseas
  • Designing for Exposure to Aggressive Chemicals and Hot Environments? DuPont “Age-Defying” Nylon Excels in Long-Term Performance
  • Improve Your Bottom Line Through Process and Productivity Monitoring
  • Designing for Safety in Plastics
  • Improving Plastic Part Quality by Controlling the Injection Molding Process
  • Dry Ice Blasting Mold Cleaning
  • Designing for Productivity and Profitability: Optimizing Part Design for Hot Runner Systems
  • Scientific Troubleshooting of Common Injection Molding Defects

Language Specific (Plastics)

  • Medical Device Safety Starts with Stringent Material Compliance 医疗产品安全来自严格的材料法规管理
  • Color Science 101 (Asia Pacific)
  • 解决医疗产品注塑成型挑战的全面方案
  • Comment optimiser vos profits avec le compound de purge ASACLEAN?
  • 通过降低注塑成型过程中的变化性来最大限度排除生产损耗
  • 主题:饮料瓶盖生产过程中的可变性——您到底要为此花费多少?
  • 如何进行有效换色
  • Bauteilqualität durch optimierte Regelung im Spritzgiessprozess

Machinery (Plastics)

  • Discover Innovation. A Cost-Effective Solution for Processing PE Compounds for Wire and Cables
  • Spend 45 Minutes to Save Up To 80% on Your Resin Costs
  • Smart Ways to Speed Up Product Development and Manufacturing
  • Ultra G-PET Hot Runner
  • How to Replace Metal with Plastic in Gear Applications
  • Variability in Your Beverage Closures Manufacturing Operation
  • Eliminating Waste by Reducing Injection Molding Process Variability
  • Beware – The Hidden Costs of “Good Enough” – Making Smarter Investments in Your Injection Molding Facility
  • Improving Repeatability in Closure Manufacturing
  • Unlocking the Profit from Your Existing Injection Molding Systems
  • Process Traceability as a Critical Component of Medical Molding
  • New Stuff Webinar: November
  • Plate Actuated Hot Runner Technology
  • Reducing Costs with Pro-active Maintenance
  • Increase Productivity and Save Resin by Direct Gating Small Plastic Parts
  • Maximizing Factory Efficiency – Lean Manufacturing for Injection Molding
  • Improve Your Bottom Line Through Process and Productivity Monitoring
  • Increasing Profitability Through Equipment Upgrades or Replacement
  • Environmentally Responsible Mold Cleaning with Dry Ice Blasting
  • Introduction to Melt Management of Thermally Sensitive Resins in Medical Molding
  • Improving Plastic Part Quality by Controlling the Injection Molding Process
  • Saving Time and Money by Choosing the Best Hot Runner for Your Application
  • Effective Color Change
  • Improving Plastic Part Quality by Controlling the Injection Molding Process

Materials (Plastics)

  • SABIC solutions for the EV Charger market
  • Minimize fire risks in USB-C connectors
  • Fire-retardant polyurethane, epoxy and silicone resins for protecting and insulating E&E components
  • Achieving Sustainability Goals: How understanding motivating factors can influence material selection and production process
  • High-performance engineered polymers address healthcare megatrends and help differentiate end products
  • Smooth Dosage – Strong Impact: Innovation in Low Friction & Glass Fiber-Filled Polycarbonates for Healthcare Devices
  • Broad portfolio of engineered materials answer home appliance industry challenges and support accelerated innovation
  • Creating value in thin wall packaging through collaboration
  • Sustainable, Non-Halogenated Flame Retardant TPUs
  • Trends and materials drive advanced mobility tech
  • Seeking sustainable solutions? Create smarter with Bio TPU™ by Lubrizol
  • Delivering higher CTI, higher flow and equivalent mechanical properties vs. halogenated PBT resins
  • Innovative polymers solutions in a fast evolving market – Part one
  • Maximizing 5G performance through material solutions
  • Faster assemblies at room temperature with new, very fast cure speed adhesive
  • DuPont Zytel® HTN Bio-based PPA Resins Offer Superior Electrical Properties, Performance & Cost Advantages for SMT Connectors
  • High Molecular Weight Phthalates: An Overview of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Process
  • Measurable Benefits of Specialty Nylons in Water Management Structural Applications and Metal-to-Plastic Solutions
  • Using Eastman Plastics to Reduce Unwanted Resonance in Audio Enclosures
  • Boost your PCB Module Reliability with DOWSIL™ Gels, Encapsulants and Conformal Coatings
  • Using ABS for Medical Applications: The Benefits of Mass Polymerization
  • Polycarbonate Plastic and Epoxy Resins – High Performing Materials that are Safe to Use
  • Patented silicone technology delivers permanent anti-squeak performance for PC/ABS.
  • Polymer Insights: PC, PEI and Sulfones for transparent medical applications
  • Pearlbond™ TPU – Superior Bonding Solutions for Hot Melt Adhesives
  • What’s the Difference™: TPEs vs. Silicones for Portable Speakers
  • How 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing the Manufacturing, Medical and Consumer Markets
  • Estane® TPU – High Performance Solutions for Surface Protection and Graphics
  • Opportunities for Process Optimizations with New Silicone Adhesives
  • New Dow Masterbatch for BOPP Film
  • Expand Your Possibilities: A Thoughtful Approach to Material Selection
  • Reducing the Risk of Non-Compliant Lighting Applications by Pre-Selecting Plastics
  • Restoring Mechanical Properties and Reducing Corrosivity in Flame-retardant PA Compounds
  • What’s the Difference?™: Nylon 6 vs. Nylon 66
  • Ultraviolet (UV) Resistance for Plastics
  • Protected: UPCOMING WEBINAR: Selecting Plastics for Compliance with Select North American Lighting Equipment Standards for Safety
  • Hueforia 2018 – Colour That Moves You
  • Estane® TPU – Pushing the Boundaries of High-Performance
  • Many Medical Hardware Housing Complaints. One New Technology Solution
  • Special Effects – Unique Ideas for Plastics
  • Improving Surface Properties on POM Compounds
  • How to Optimize PET Packaging for Food Content Protection
  • Improving Medical Device Development through Rapid Manufacturing
  • New silicone additives improve PA performance & processing
  • Color Science 101 – Coloring Plastics
  • Reducing coefficient of friction in form-fill-seal packaging
  • Polycarbonate Plastic: Safety & Regulatory Updates
  • Chemical resistance in fluid management systems
  • Plastic Technology that Resists Damage Caused by Hospital Disinfectants
  • High Performance Plastics for the Material Handling Industry
  • The Problem of Confounded Mechanisms in Accelerated Testing Protocols – Presented by Michael Sepe
  • Key Material Selection Factors for Outdoor Building Products in Dark Colors
  • 3D Printing Workshop – Presented by 3Dom USA and sponsored by Dyna-Purge
  • Custom Prototyping for Lighting Applications
  • Chemical Resistance to Disinfectants
  • 5 Myths You Probably Believe About Silicone-Based Additives for Plastics
  • Simplify RoHS Compliance with UL’s “Yellow Card”!
  • High Density Compounds – Processing Do’s and Don’ts
  • Material Selection for High Temperature Applications
  • Copolyester Processing Solutions
  • Analytical Investigations: Case Studies Involving Plastics & Polymers
  • California’s Prop 65: Navigating the Action on Styrene
  • Long Fiber Composites – High Performance Materials & Designs
  • Alternatives to PEI and PEI Compounds
  • An Engineer’s Guide to Specifying the Right Thermoplastics
  • Flame Retardance and the Regulatory Landscape
  • How Packaging Designed with Soft Touch can Jump Off the Shelf
  • Deformulation Studies: Investigations Solved by Reverse Engineering
  • Five Ways TPEs Can Help Pharmaceutical Device Manufacturers Meet the Impending Capacity Crunch
  • Skin Irritation and Wearable Electronic Devices – Root Causes and Remedies
  • Utilizing EMI Shielding Plastics to Reduce Weight and Improve Designs
  • Environmental Stress Cracking of Polymers
  • Prop 65 & DINP – Estimating Exposure from Consumer Products
  • High Performance Plastics for Pumps and Fluid Handling
  • Prop 65 and High Phthalates
  • Ultra Performance Solutions in Reinforced Thermoplastics
  • Phthalates: Softening Plastics and Making Vinyl Soft and Pliant
  • Light-Weighting with Engineered Plastic Compounds
  • Current Trends in Latin American Polyolefin Market
  • Material Identification and Failure Analysis Case Studies
  • Polycarbonate Safety in Medical Applications
  • Getting the Greatest Benefit from Available Plastics Data
  • Laser Welding and Laser Material and Additive Selection
  • How to Publish UL Yellow Cards on Your Website
  • Innovative Thermoplastic Elastomers with Functional Performance
  • 长纤复合材料
  • Beyond Aerospace: The Business Case for Composites
  • Eco-Friendly, Engineered Plastic Solutions
  • Controlling Light – Visible and Beyond
  • Design Principles for Structural Composites
  • High Performance “Ultra” Wear Resistant Compounds
  • Ethylene: riding the shale gas wave
  • Plastic Material Selection | Fuzzy Logic
  • Very Long Fiber Composites
  • Increasing Mechanical Performance of Plastics
  • Structural and Long Fiber Composites
  • Introduction to Thermoplastics Elastomers
  • Photovoltaic Materials
  • Engineered Bioplastic Compounds
  • Technologies for Conductive Plastic Compounds
  • Identification of Medical Plastics with Raman Spectroscopy
  • Effective Color and Material Changes
  • How to Successfully Manufacture Your Products Overseas
  • What’s Driving Engineering Resins Cost?
  • Testing of Thin-Walled Plastic Materials and the UL Thermoplastics Testing Center (TTC)
  • RTi Polypropylene Pricing Market Update
  • Ticona Molded-in MetaLX™ Engineering Resins for Appearance Applications
  • Polyolefins: State of the Markets
  • Specialized Long Term Thermal Aging (LTTA) of Plastics

Processing (Plastics)

  • 6 Purging Tips to Maximize Processing Efficiency
  • SMART COLORANTS™: Making the Most of Color
  • Pearlbond™ TPU – Superior Bonding Solutions for Hot Melt Adhesives
  • Hueforia 2019
  • Lowering Scrap Rates From The Processors Point of View
  • How to Effectively Move from 3D Printing to Injection Molding
  • The Critical Nature of the Injection Unit to Molding Profitability
  • How to use Prospector’s new Color Concentrate Search
  • In-Machine Mold Cleaning, Part Deflashing, Deburring and Surface Preparation Using Dry Ice
  • Technologies for Conductive Plastic Compounds
  • How to Successfully Manufacture Your Products Overseas
  • Effective Color Change
  • Dry Ice Blasting Mold Cleaning
  • Scientific Troubleshooting of Common Injection Molding Defects

Purging (Plastics)

  • 8 Tips for plastics processors to build a growth strategy during uncertain times
  • How to Implement a Purge Program & Stop Wasting Money
  • How to Select the Right Purging Compound for You
  • Ultra Purge Reduces Downtime and Scrap in Packaging Industry
  • Preventative Maintenance Approach Using Purging Compound to Achieve Better Efficiencies and Cost Savings
  • Ultra-X, a New Technology Designed to Purge Blow Molding and Injection Molding Machines
  • Improving the Efficiencies of Extrusion Processors Through the Effective Use of Commercial Purging Compounds
  • Ultra Purge Releases New Ultra-X Technology
  • How to Optimize Profit With Quality Purging Compounds
  • Maximize Profits in the Medical & Packaging Industry by Efficiently Purging Your Machine
  • Efficiently Purging Your Injection Molding Machine

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  • The Challenges and Solutions to Formulating with Stevia
  • When compliance meets performance: DOWSIL™ 8024 Food Contact Release Emulsion
  • Addressing the Need for Transparency in the Supplements Industry
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